A kinematic FE limit analysis model for thick English bond masonry walls

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1302-1331

  Cecchi, A ^a   Milani, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

English bond; Limit analysis; Masonry; Out of plane loads; Reissner Mindlin plates

Indexed keywords

BOND (MASONRY); BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EARTHQUAKES; INVERSE KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ENGLISH BOND; LIMIT ANALYSIS; MASONRY; OUT-OF-PLANE LOADS; REISSNER-MINDLIN PLATES;

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 38049019754     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.09.019     Document Type: Article

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